Attract motivated students of reasonably high intellectual caliber, both from within and outside Uganda and irrespective of race or creed, and teach them in a way that instills enthusiasm for the subject and encourages originality of thought and breadth of vision
Provide all students with a broad education in fundamental aspects of chemistry at a comparable level to other good Universities internationally
Provide a broad and balanced training in laboratory and research skills
Provide a supportive learning environment, underpinned by research
Develop in students, through an education in chemistry, a range of appropriate generic skills, of value in chemical and non-chemical employment.
Provide students with a broad and balanced appreciation of key chemical concepts
Develop in students a range of practical skills so that they can understand and assess risks and work safely in the laboratory
Develop in students the ability to apply standard methodology to the solution of problems in chemistry